California State University, Dominguez Hills assistant professor of history Christopher Monty has a passion for learning and imparting the ability to learn, traits he considers the hallmark of teaching excellence. For such, and upon the recommendation of the Faculty Leaves and Honors Committee, he has been honored with the 2013 Lyle E. Gibson Distinguished Teacher Award. Click here for information on the March 14 Faculty Awards Reception, where the award will be presented. “[This recognition] means a great deal because it is an award that's, well, the president makes the final decision, but it's based on the recommendations of the Faculty Leaves and Honors Committee, a committee ... Read More
Ruben Medina: Dancing his Way Through a Degree in Physics
Once a dance major, naysayers nearly crushed his dream. But Ruben Medina, now a senior majoring in physics at California State University, Dominguez Hills, leapt from the clutches of confusion and self-doubt to have it all. In evidence, the Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) and Minority Access to Research Careers-Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (MARC-USTAR) student has participated in opposite ends of the spectrum at the university's Student Research Day. He went from winning first place in physics in the 2011 competition with his presentation “Improving KAON Identification with CLAS” to this year ... Read More
Mario Congreve: Lecturer, Staff Member, and Award-winning Documentarian
When media production specialist, lecturer of digital media arts, and alumnus Mario Congreve (Class of '88, M.A., humanities) isn't preparing students to be a part of the next generation of filmmakers, producing promotional pieces that play during breaks in distance learning classes, and other myriad video projects for California State University, Dominguez Hills, he can still be found behind a camera or in front of an editing bay, as director, cinematographer and producer of several award-winning documentaries, which has taken him to more than 30 countries, in many cases with unprecedented access. “I get to travel to a lot of countries. I get to meet a lot of people. I get to visit ... Read More
Scholars Writing Institute Provides Forum for Faculty to Advance Works
For the better part of a three-day stretch in January, several members of the faculty at California State University, Dominguez Hills participated in the university's Scholars Writing Institute (SWI), forming a study hall of sorts to put procrastination at bay and remove distractions in order to advance the progress of draft manuscripts, conference abstracts, grant proposals, or other scholarly writing projects. “The institute provides a collection of support services–whether it's the group itself or individual expertise offered–that faculty need in order to be productive in their research and scholarly activities,” said Kaye Bragg, acting associate vice president for Academic ... Read More
Education is a Universal Theme for NBC Human Resource Manager
One might think that someone encountering the likes of Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, *NSync, The Rock, and Angelina Jolie during stints at Motown Records, Jive Records, and NBCUniversal would be star struck. But it was a bunch of teenagers that struck a chord with California State University, Dominguez Hills alumna Lisa Collins (Class of '06, B.A., interdisciplinary studies). While working as a staffing and recruitment manager nearly 10 years ago at Hot Topic, a mall- and web-based apparel retail store, Collins participated in one of the company's outreach events geared toward providing high school students with real-world business insights and extolling the benefits of earning a college ... Read More
